SAN DIEGO — If your goal in life is to make the banjo cool again, winning a Grammy Award and teaming up with actor Steve Martin are two good ways to go. In this Zevely Zone, I went to La Jolla to ...

Steve Martin is eating a “fabulous smoked salmon” sandwich, an ordinary activity that he somehow makes amusing by his sheer delight in scarfing it down. His current collaborator, renowned banjoist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steve Martin and Alison Brown appeared on The Tonight Show to showcase their instrumental bluegrass track “Let’s Get Out of Here.” ...

Banjoist Alison Brown’s reach is far and wide, with her skills catching the attention of performers such as Steve Martin and Alison Krauss, but her roots are firmly planted in La Jolla. Brown — a ...

Steve Martin is back in his banjo bag, linking up with the celebrated picker Alison Brown for a new collaborative album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, out Oct. 17 via Brown’s Compass Records. The album ...

Alison Brown, Steve Martin and Della Mae are helping keep the spirit of Appalachia's unique musical storytelling alive. Released as a part of Brown and Martin's 2025 album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, ...

Banjoists Alison Brown and Steve Martin tapped Vince Gill for "Wall Guitar (Since You Said Goodbye)," their latest collaboration. What began as a gentle clawhammer banjo melody evolved into a wistful ...

When it comes to the banjo, Alison Brown transcends the instrument. While the banjo is most associated with bluegrass and roots music, Brown is progressive, and taking the banjo in new directions.

Banjoists Alison Brown and Steve Martin's first collaborative album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, comes out today on Brown's Compass Records, but the pair never intended to make a full-fledged album - let ...

Alison Brown says she's hoping for May flowers when she plays in Bentonville on Saturday. "It was a bit of a mud fest last year," she says of the FreshGrass Festival in Bentonville. Brown has been a ...

Steve Martin is back in his banjo bag, linking up with the celebrated picker Alison Brown for a new collaborative album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, out Oct. 17 via Brown's Compass Records. The album ...

Steve Martin and Alison Brown appeared on The Tonight Show to showcase their instrumental bluegrass track “Let’s Get Out of Here.” Martin and Brown performed the rousing song on banjo with the help of ...